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Population in the United Kingdom compared to Zimbabwe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the United Kingdom was 69,226,000 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current United Kingdom's population is 70,154,914 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 4.04 times bigger than Zimbabwe's.
  • The United Kingdom is ranked the 22nd most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 1.06% of the world: 0.85% for the United Kingdom vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, the United Kingdom has had an average growth rate of +0.7% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of the United Kingdom has increased from 60.8M people to 70.2M (15.3% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

United Kingdom vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
United Kingdom Zimbabwe
2100 74,700,585 37,483,053
2099 74,831,175 37,412,398
2098 74,950,267 37,328,255
2097 75,064,397 37,235,542
2096 75,176,691 37,142,915
2095 75,287,063 37,032,129
2094 75,383,856 36,912,747
2093 75,482,205 36,810,893
2092 75,575,769 36,688,511
2091 75,666,091 36,567,262
2090 75,753,129 36,425,606
2089 75,835,723 36,280,973
2088 75,907,614 36,141,446
2087 75,978,712 35,977,638
2086 76,046,742 35,808,135
2085 76,105,680 35,637,092
2084 76,156,223 35,456,207
2083 76,205,894 35,268,035
2082 76,246,844 35,078,904
2081 76,274,040 34,873,129
2080 76,306,205 34,658,962
2079 76,334,949 34,439,720
2078 76,353,484 34,217,295
2077 76,371,123 33,982,909
2076 76,373,520 33,739,228
2075 76,386,071 33,495,867
2074 76,397,426 33,244,838
2073 76,406,554 32,978,488
2072 76,398,941 32,706,059
2071 76,388,223 32,445,747
2070 76,378,505 32,181,119
2069 76,371,827 31,906,793
2068 76,370,973 31,631,000
2067 76,363,548 31,345,338
2066 76,356,638 31,062,884
2065 76,355,841 30,766,830
2064 76,352,770 30,479,939
2063 76,353,175 30,176,104
2062 76,346,535 29,867,679
2061 76,344,206 29,557,068
2060 76,344,725 29,252,423
2059 76,345,215 28,945,088
2058 76,326,961 28,631,679
2057 76,307,006 28,307,305
2056 76,274,247 27,990,713
2055 76,235,304 27,658,887
2054 76,167,710 27,331,920
2053 76,094,051 26,986,935
2052 76,001,979 26,643,553
2051 75,895,690 26,287,592
2050 75,777,445 25,934,893
2049 75,646,044 25,585,239
2048 75,499,380 25,228,082
2047 75,338,951 24,874,649
2046 75,171,300 24,513,443
2045 74,993,186 24,147,637
2044 74,807,530 23,783,088
2043 74,607,485 23,401,965
2042 74,407,783 23,035,288
2041 74,203,292 22,647,950
2040 73,994,525 22,273,520
2039 73,782,112 21,902,980
2038 73,559,085 21,530,130
2037 73,335,723 21,159,664
2036 73,101,646 20,791,034
2035 72,850,722 20,413,656
2034 72,597,177 20,048,019
2033 72,322,802 19,676,339
2032 72,046,316 19,311,985
2031 71,757,868 18,959,300
2030 71,442,811 18,613,738
2029 71,123,782 18,270,049
2028 70,783,199 17,933,466
2027 70,421,923 17,600,984
2026 70,055,911 17,273,208
2025 69,658,188 16,949,303
2024 69,226,000 16,634,373
2023 68,492,000 16,340,822
2022 67,604,000 16,069,056
2021 66,984,000 15,797,210
2020 66,744,000 15,526,888
2019 66,631,000 15,271,368
2018 66,289,000 15,034,452
2017 65,966,000 14,812,482
2016 65,607,000 14,600,294
2015 65,088,000 14,399,013
2014 64,620,000 14,207,359
2013 64,139,000 14,013,808
2012 63,711,000 13,817,887
2011 63,258,810 13,595,424
2010 62,766,365 13,356,548
2009 62,276,270 13,142,790
2008 61,806,995 12,959,149
2007 61,322,463 12,804,058
2006 60,846,820 12,636,445
2005 60,401,206 12,483,432
2004 59,987,905 12,365,896
2003 59,647,577 12,232,323
2002 59,370,479 12,087,653
2001 59,119,673 11,971,901
2000 58,892,514 11,892,055
1999 58,682,466 11,783,458
1998 58,487,141 11,594,297
1997 58,316,954 11,369,827
1996 58,166,950 11,158,360
1995 58,019,030 10,974,599
1994 57,865,745 10,873,148
1993 57,718,614 10,860,288
1992 57,580,402 10,702,700
1991 57,424,897 10,404,816
1990 57,247,586 10,137,281
1989 57,076,711 9,864,798
1988 56,928,327 9,583,094
1987 56,802,050 9,284,644
1986 56,681,396 8,982,578
1985 56,550,268 8,686,813
1984 56,422,072 8,391,488
1983 56,332,848 8,098,404
1982 56,313,641 7,796,496
1981 56,333,829 7,498,635
1980 56,314,216 7,041,303
1979 56,246,951 6,647,556
1978 56,196,504 6,543,575
1977 56,193,492 6,449,512
1976 56,211,968 6,287,105
1975 56,225,800 6,098,658
1974 56,229,974 5,908,328
1973 56,194,527 5,720,404
1972 56,086,065 5,542,445
1971 55,896,223 5,374,712
1970 55,663,250 5,215,918
1969 55,441,750 5,058,181
1968 55,211,700 4,900,440
1967 54,943,600 4,748,307
1966 54,648,500 4,601,217
1965 54,348,050 4,458,462
1964 54,000,000 4,320,006
1963 53,650,000 4,185,877
1962 53,250,000 4,055,959
1961 52,800,000 3,930,401
1960 52,400,000 3,809,389

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/united-kingdom/zimbabwe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the United Kingdom increased by 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the United Kingdom gained 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

The United Kingdom was ranked 21st most populous country in 2006 and is 22nd in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the United Kingdom's population will grow by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people with a rank change from 22nd to 26th. The population of Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.4M people compared to the peak of 37.5M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate by year

United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
United Kingdom Zimbabwe
2100 -0.17% 0.19%
2099 -0.16% 0.23%
2098 -0.15% 0.25%
2097 -0.15% 0.25%
2096 -0.15% 0.3%
2095 -0.13% 0.32%
2094 -0.13% 0.28%
2093 -0.12% 0.33%
2092 -0.12% 0.33%
2091 -0.11% 0.39%
2090 -0.11% 0.4%
2089 -0.09% 0.39%
2088 -0.09% 0.46%
2087 -0.09% 0.47%
2086 -0.08% 0.48%
2085 -0.07% 0.51%
2084 -0.07% 0.53%
2083 -0.05% 0.54%
2082 -0.04% 0.59%
2081 -0.04% 0.62%
2080 -0.04% 0.64%
2079 -0.02% 0.65%
2078 -0.02% 0.69%
2077 -0.003% 0.72%
2076 -0.02% 0.73%
2075 -0.01% 0.76%
2074 -0.01% 0.81%
2073 0.01% 0.83%
2072 0.01% 0.8%
2071 0.01% 0.82%
2070 0.009% 0.86%
2069 0.001% 0.87%
2068 0.01% 0.91%
2067 0.009% 0.91%
2066 0.001% 0.96%
2065 0.004% 0.94%
2064 -0% 1.01%
2063 0.009% 1.03%
2062 0.003% 1.05%
2061 -0.001% 1.04%
2060 -0.001% 1.06%
2059 0.02% 1.09%
2058 0.03% 1.15%
2057 0.04% 1.13%
2056 0.05% 1.2%
2055 0.09% 1.2%
2054 0.1% 1.28%
2053 0.12% 1.29%
2052 0.14% 1.35%
2051 0.16% 1.36%
2050 0.17% 1.37%
2049 0.19% 1.42%
2048 0.21% 1.42%
2047 0.22% 1.47%
2046 0.24% 1.51%
2045 0.25% 1.53%
2044 0.27% 1.63%
2043 0.27% 1.59%
2042 0.28% 1.71%
2041 0.28% 1.68%
2040 0.29% 1.69%
2039 0.3% 1.73%
2038 0.3% 1.75%
2037 0.32% 1.77%
2036 0.34% 1.85%
2035 0.35% 1.82%
2034 0.38% 1.89%
2033 0.38% 1.89%
2032 0.4% 1.86%
2031 0.44% 1.86%
2030 0.45% 1.88%
2029 0.48% 1.88%
2028 0.51% 1.89%
2027 0.52% 1.9%
2026 0.57% 1.91%
2025 0.62% 1.89%
2024 1.07% 1.8%
2023 1.31% 1.69%
2022 0.93% 1.72%
2021 0.36% 1.74%
2020 0.17% 1.67%
2019 0.52% 1.58%
2018 0.49% 1.5%
2017 0.55% 1.45%
2016 0.8% 1.4%
2015 0.72% 1.35%
2014 0.75% 1.38%
2013 0.67% 1.42%
2012 0.71% 1.64%
2011 0.78% 1.79%
2010 0.79% 1.63%
2009 0.76% 1.42%
2008 0.79% 1.21%
2007 0.78% 1.33%
2006 0.74% 1.23%
2005 0.69% 0.95%
2004 0.57% 1.09%
2003 0.47% 1.2%
2002 0.42% 0.97%
2001 0.39% 0.67%
2000 0.36% 0.92%
1999 0.33% 1.63%
1998 0.29% 1.97%
1997 0.26% 1.9%
1996 0.25% 1.67%
1995 0.26% 0.93%
1994 0.25% 0.12%
1993 0.24% 1.47%
1992 0.27% 2.86%
1991 0.31% 2.64%
1990 0.3% 2.76%
1989 0.26% 2.94%
1988 0.22% 3.21%
1987 0.21% 3.36%
1986 0.23% 3.4%
1985 0.23% 3.52%
1984 0.16% 3.62%
1983 0.03% 3.87%
1982 -0.04% 3.97%
1981 0.03% 6.49%
1980 0.12% 5.92%
1979 0.09% 1.59%
1978 0.005% 1.46%
1977 -0.03% 2.58%
1976 -0.02% 3.09%
1975 -0.007% 3.22%
1974 0.06% 3.29%
1973 0.19% 3.21%
1972 0.34% 3.12%
1971 0.42% 3.04%
1970 0.4% 3.12%
1969 0.42% 3.22%
1968 0.49% 3.2%
1967 0.54% 3.2%
1966 0.55% 3.2%
1965 0.64% 3.2%
1964 0.65% 3.2%
1963 0.75% 3.2%
1962 0.85% 3.19%
1961 0.76% 3.18%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/united-kingdom/zimbabwe | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the United Kingdom grew by 1.07%, while Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

United Kingdom Zimbabwe
Current population
70154914
17361868
Population rank 22/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.85% 0.21%
One net population change
43 seconds
1.79 minutes
One birth every
45.9 seconds
1.06 minutes
One death every
48.4 seconds
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,011 +804
Annual growth/decline +734,000 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 97/197 60/197
One migration net change every
1.35 minutes
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change +389,911 -54,555
Net migration rank 4/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 11,845,479 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 4/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 17.1% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 36/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
United Kingdom Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 389,911 - -54,555
2024 - 417,114 - -60,528
2023 34,589 445,523 372,505 -97,380
2022 39,751 487,029 371,243 -102,828
2021 30,612 462,967 349,908 -74,623
2020 -4,272 144,221 354,790 -89,440
2019 108,342 232,727 348,798 -103,107
2018 119,321 259,744 345,883 -117,758
2017 145,125 272,311 344,035 -128,241
2016 177,139 324,649 348,772 -140,181
2015 175,738 347,839 356,203 -162,220
2014 206,784 306,091 366,350 -177,029
2013 198,830 237,272 374,757 -176,972
2012 248,473 172,088 371,135 -177,061
2011 259,361 228,773 359,572 -108,714
2010 251,066 274,811 335,570 -108,671
2009 230,422 249,639 309,316 -108,689
2008 216,325 263,390 280,527 -113,858
2007 196,232 309,385 261,805 -118,299
2006 176,455 288,923 248,963 -57,257
2005 144,963 308,279 248,545 -134,212
2004 131,974 276,077 248,307 -127,550
2003 89,471 211,846 243,057 -96,667
2002 65,308 203,577 244,170 -101,212
2001 65,032 175,133 227,909 -139,361
2000 70,671 153,917 236,343 -165,181
1999 64,551 152,653 232,393 -86,343
1998 87,730 125,541 225,614 6,645
1997 99,138 59,723 216,288 395
1996 98,884 54,964 205,269 978
1995 87,028 61,385 206,695 -45,428
1994 127,304 45,339 216,343 -174,723
1993 103,893 27,403 228,045 -243,947
1992 149,709 17,846 255,291 75,788
1991 143,562 27,601 260,943 3,749
1990 154,569 57,132 265,444 4,948
1989 119,861 49,586 270,838 3,736
1988 136,628 13,952 277,498 11,327
1987 136,325 8,266 286,766 21,308
1986 90,690 41,836 289,894 6,154
1985 79,170 83,164 290,756 4,718
1984 84,633 71,107 290,052 5,124
1983 61,966 27,063 286,545 4,456
1982 56,314 -61,152 279,934 32,899
1981 73,234 -83,876 271,361 11,523
1980 95,734 -25,187 241,179 390,593
1979 61,872 11,255 223,657 -67,937
1978 16,859 3,783 222,979 -170,727
1977 0 -21,636 225,139 -89,270
1976 -5,621 -19,135 221,419 -32,495
1975 33,735 -40,241 216,947 -28,988
1974 67,476 -65,710 208,806 -16,105
1973 112,389 -33,840 201,885 -18,733
1972 162,650 -1,406 193,725 -20,959
1971 257,123 1,175 185,427 -22,719
1970 244,918 -15,254 178,979 -24,102
1969 260,577 -60,655 172,626 -12,028
1968 292,622 -38,852 166,865 -11,997
1967 346,145 -39,659 161,205 -11,814
1966 333,356 -27,935 156,014 -11,211
1965 364,132 -24,955 151,164 -10,465
1964 405,000 -23,885 145,848 -9,631
1963 337,995 8,271 140,984 -8,936
1962 340,800 76,443 136,317 -8,529
1961 311,519 52,295 131,531 -8,204
1960 314,400 19,953 126,959 -8,260

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/united-kingdom/zimbabwe | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 23.9% of the population change in the United Kingdom is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people). In Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 11,845,479 residents or 17.1% of the population were not native-born in the United Kingdom, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

Biggest cities by population

United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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